Presidential decree approving Egypt's accession to TIR Convention

CAIRO – 25 February 2021: The Egyptian Gazette published, Thursday, the presidential decree No. 396 of 2020 regarding approval of the accession of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) s signed in Geneva on November 14, 1975, and the declaration regarding reservations on paragraphs 2 to 6 of Article 57 of the agreement.

The House of Representatives approved this decision in its session held on August 18, 2020.

TIR Convention is a multilateral treaty that was concluded at Geneva on 14 November 1975 to simplify and harmonise the administrative formalities of international road transport. 

The 1975 convention replaced the TIR Convention of 1959, which itself replaced the 1949 TIR Agreement between a number of European countries. The conventions were adopted under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). 

The TIR Convention establishes an international customs transit system with maximum facility to move goods:in sealed vehicles or containers; from a customs office of departure in one country to a customs office of destination in another country; without requiring extensive and time-consuming border checks at intermediate borders; while, at the same time, providing customs authorities with the required security and guarantees.